Gardening in Leander, Texas
Farmer's Nursery at 1305 Leander Drive in Leander has a lot of native plants, edibles, trees, deer resistant plants, Dillo Dirt, and can deliver. Farmer's Nursery has an Organic Waste Recycling Program. They take leaves, grass clippings, farm animal bedding, etc. and compost them into beautiful rich living compost for your garden. 512-259-4988. Hill Country Natives in Leander has Native Plants. Ace Hardware at Hwy. 183 & 2243 by the railroad tracks has many organic supples and a few seasonal plants. Lowe's sells plants and supplies as well. HEB Plus on 2243 at Hwy. 183 has a large garden center in Leander that sells, plants, soils, mulch as well as garden furniture and art. The Grass Patch at 15841 Ronald Reagan in Leander sells Zoysia grass. Hill Country Water Gardens at 1407 N. Bell in Cedar Park has an excellent supply of water gardening supplies such as fish, pond liners, pumps, filters and holds classes on putting in water features, etc. Accross the street from Hill Country Water Gardens is Jacobs & Sons landscape supply. Jacobs and Sons sells all kinds of stone, pavers, sand, granite, etc. Nearby in Jarrell and Florence are many stone quarries to buy stone wholesale or at a reduced cost.
Gardening Clubs & Organizations: Leander has a Gardening Club that meets every 4th Thursday at 10:30am at the Presbyterian Church in Leander at 101 N West St. Nearby, in Georgetown, Texas is a very active Native Plant Society group. The Austin Pond Society is very active, meets in Austin, TX at Zilker and holds a Pond Tour every year. My home's pond was on the Austin Pond Society Pond Tour in 2007 and was also on the Austin Pond Society's night tour in July of 2009. There is no Community Garden at this time in Leander but it is actively being planned for the Devine Lake Park greenhouse area.
Grateful Growers at 1444 County Road 270 is a wholesale garden supply in Leander.
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is always available in Austin for more information on Native Plants and wildflowers.
A Native Texan and avid organic gardener, call me to buy a home with a garden, a home with a water garden or some acreage, a farm or ranch. Call me, Betty Saenz Leander REALTOR at (512) 785-5050 or by e-mail. I can help you buy or sell Leander Real Estate or anywhere in Texas. Also, please help me take on the project of starting a Community Garden here in Leander, Texas-
